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The Cost of Long-Term Care: Planning Ahead

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Release Date: 06/01/2025

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One of the biggest blind spots in financial planning is the potential for a long-term care event. Yet such a small percentage of the U.S. population has a plan in place, and misconceptions abound. Suzanne Scheer is a former caregiver and attorney.

Now, she loves teaching people about long-term care insurance and how it works. It isn't right for everyone, but everyone deserves to be educated about the risks and the options for transferring that risk to an insurance company. 

Suzanne is licensed in multiple states throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast and can obtain a license wherever you live.

Contact her for a free review of an existing policy to understand what it covers and what it doesn't: 

https://themeakemgroup.com/about-meakem-group/our-team/ 

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